Job summary
Due to increased investment into our service by the Oak
Learning Trust, we have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech
and Language Therapist to join our Childrens Speech and Language Therapy
Service.
You will work predominantly within schools covered by Oak
Learning Trust. Three days a week will be in Columbia Grange School, Washington. This is co-educationalprimary
schoolfor
children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism between the ages of
five to eleven years. Twodays a week you will work in two other primary
schools covered by the Oak Learning Trust which are also in Washington. These are
mainstream primary schools; one also has a resource-based unit for children
with autism.
You will have opportunity to work with a wide range of
children with different speech, language and communication needs in this role.
You will be particularly keen to work with autistic children in education
settings, but you will have excellent skills in assessment and therapy for
children with a wide range of SCLN.
You will be part of
our large needs-led STSFT Speech and Language Therapy team, which is dynamic,
well-structured and you will have regular contact/support/supervision as part
of the main team.
Main duties of the job
You will have
significant experience of working with children with a range of speech,
language and communication difficulties, and be confident in assessment and
management.
You will have
excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working in a
multi-disciplinary way to facilitate the best outcomes for children.
You will be
well-supported and be part of a forward-thinking department that provides a
range of specialist services and is always striving to be innovative and put
research into practice to improve patient outcomes. Developing our team members
in their career path is the cornerstone of this.
This will be an
ideal opportunity for a highly specialist Therapist who also has values that
align with those of our organisation and is passionate about making a difference
to children and young people.
Our Childrens Speech and Language Therapy Team covers South
Tyneside and Sunderland localities. There are excellent links across the Team
with joint supervision and sharing practice sessions. You
will have the opportunity to develop your skills and work with other Therapists and Assistants in our team. We
cover South Tyneside and Sunderland localities.
For
more details contact: Ruth Rayner Head of Service -0191 569 9009,
Nicola Johnson, Operational Manager -0191
569 9122 or Emma Bowen, Clinical Team Lead -0191 283 3284.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,600 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously as a Highly Specialist SLT, providing an effective service in
Sunderland for children in a range of settings and environments.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously as a Highly Specialist SLT, providing an effective service in
Sunderland for children in a range of settings and environments.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of communication disorders in children and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and intervention techniques with evidence of post-graduate qualification and / or training at an equivalent level.
- Highly-developed knowledge of current best practice in speech and language therapy provision to children and young people with a range of SLCNs and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures relevant to Education, Health and Care planning.
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guideline and policies relevant to specialist area.
- An in-depth knowledge of the range of health, social service, voluntary and private agencies relevant to specialism.
- A working understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics, including a commitment to non-discriminatory practice and compliance with data protection legislation.
- Knowledge of child protection and vulnerable adult protection procedures.
- Knowledge of different learning styles and training in clinical supervision.
- Awareness of bilingual issues in speech and language therapy.
- An in-depth working understanding of the structure, policies, priorities, and functioning of the NHS.
- Excellent time-management, administrative, and organisational skills.
- The ability to work autonomously and actively within a team, within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
- Highly-developed interpersonal skills in order to facilitate professional relationships with clients, carers, members of multi-disciplinary teams, and others.
- Highly-developed communication skills (oral and written) enabling others to understand complex information and overcome barriers to understanding.
- Ability to carry-out highly-specialised assessment working with other professionals to make a differential diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention plan.
- Well-developed teaching, training, and presentation skills, in order to identify training needs, and devise and deliver training and education to other professionals and carers.
- Highly-tuned observational, investigative, and analytical skills enabling interpretation of verbal and non-verbal messages within the context of the clients overall needs.
- Ability to frequently apply sustained and intense concentration when working with clients with severe and complex needs, in order to respond appropriately and record accurately.
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant local and national policies and procedures relevant to Developmental Language Disorder.
- Counselling skills, including the ability to empathise, convey complex and sensitive information, and deal with emotional and/or distressing
- circumstances via recommended training programme plus experience of
- advanced counselling skills for working with complex cases.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Pathology / Therapeutics or equivalent.
- Registration with the Health Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Successful completion of a significant number of specialist short courses/self-study/training in the specialist area of work.
- Evidence of integration of this learning into clinical practice at a highly-specialist level.
Desirable
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of communication disorders in children/young people and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and intervention techniques.
- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Other
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Highly-developed auditory and visual perceptual skills for assessment of speech, language and communication disorders.
- Safe and effective manual handling skills.
- Computer skills to maintain information systems, generate reports and produce teaching materials.
- Ability to work on multiple demands at one time.
- To be able to work with clients in a variety of environments to enable and support communication.
- Ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client's communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to unpleasant/highly unpleasant working conditions e.g., bodily fluids, challenging behaviour.
- Ability to deal with anxious, hostile and distressed clients and families.
- Ability to carry out duties as a lone worker.
- Ability to meet the travel demands of the Post.
Desirable
- Car driver/owner or access to mobility support.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-graduate training and experience equivalent to Masters level, working as a qualified SALT with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication disorders and experience in a specialist childrens role.
- Experience and highly-developed knowledge of a range of highly-specialist clinical procedures and therapy techniques.
- Extensive experience in different styles of service delivery group therapy, individual therapy and consultancy.
- Experience of collaborative working practice with SALT and other professionals.
- Experience of working within a variety of settings eg in patient acute, intermediate care, community rehabilitation.
- Experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating training within the SALT department, and to other agencies including education, health, patients, carers, social services, private and voluntary sector.
- Experience of participation in activities to support the clinical governance agenda e.g. carrying out audit projects.
- Experience of working through others to deliver complex care plans in specialist area.
- Comprehensive experience of planning, negotiating and setting specialist realistic, timed care plans/programmes, care aims and objectives.
Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of communication disorders in children and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and intervention techniques with evidence of post-graduate qualification and / or training at an equivalent level.
- Highly-developed knowledge of current best practice in speech and language therapy provision to children and young people with a range of SLCNs and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures relevant to Education, Health and Care planning.
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guideline and policies relevant to specialist area.
- An in-depth knowledge of the range of health, social service, voluntary and private agencies relevant to specialism.
- A working understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics, including a commitment to non-discriminatory practice and compliance with data protection legislation.
- Knowledge of child protection and vulnerable adult protection procedures.
- Knowledge of different learning styles and training in clinical supervision.
- Awareness of bilingual issues in speech and language therapy.
- An in-depth working understanding of the structure, policies, priorities, and functioning of the NHS.
- Excellent time-management, administrative, and organisational skills.
- The ability to work autonomously and actively within a team, within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
- Highly-developed interpersonal skills in order to facilitate professional relationships with clients, carers, members of multi-disciplinary teams, and others.
- Highly-developed communication skills (oral and written) enabling others to understand complex information and overcome barriers to understanding.
- Ability to carry-out highly-specialised assessment working with other professionals to make a differential diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention plan.
- Well-developed teaching, training, and presentation skills, in order to identify training needs, and devise and deliver training and education to other professionals and carers.
- Highly-tuned observational, investigative, and analytical skills enabling interpretation of verbal and non-verbal messages within the context of the clients overall needs.
- Ability to frequently apply sustained and intense concentration when working with clients with severe and complex needs, in order to respond appropriately and record accurately.
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant local and national policies and procedures relevant to Developmental Language Disorder.
- Counselling skills, including the ability to empathise, convey complex and sensitive information, and deal with emotional and/or distressing
- circumstances via recommended training programme plus experience of
- advanced counselling skills for working with complex cases.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Pathology / Therapeutics or equivalent.
- Registration with the Health Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Successful completion of a significant number of specialist short courses/self-study/training in the specialist area of work.
- Evidence of integration of this learning into clinical practice at a highly-specialist level.
Desirable
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of communication disorders in children/young people and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and intervention techniques.
- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Other
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Highly-developed auditory and visual perceptual skills for assessment of speech, language and communication disorders.
- Safe and effective manual handling skills.
- Computer skills to maintain information systems, generate reports and produce teaching materials.
- Ability to work on multiple demands at one time.
- To be able to work with clients in a variety of environments to enable and support communication.
- Ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client's communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to unpleasant/highly unpleasant working conditions e.g., bodily fluids, challenging behaviour.
- Ability to deal with anxious, hostile and distressed clients and families.
- Ability to carry out duties as a lone worker.
- Ability to meet the travel demands of the Post.
Desirable
- Car driver/owner or access to mobility support.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-graduate training and experience equivalent to Masters level, working as a qualified SALT with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication disorders and experience in a specialist childrens role.
- Experience and highly-developed knowledge of a range of highly-specialist clinical procedures and therapy techniques.
- Extensive experience in different styles of service delivery group therapy, individual therapy and consultancy.
- Experience of collaborative working practice with SALT and other professionals.
- Experience of working within a variety of settings eg in patient acute, intermediate care, community rehabilitation.
- Experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating training within the SALT department, and to other agencies including education, health, patients, carers, social services, private and voluntary sector.
- Experience of participation in activities to support the clinical governance agenda e.g. carrying out audit projects.
- Experience of working through others to deliver complex care plans in specialist area.
- Comprehensive experience of planning, negotiating and setting specialist realistic, timed care plans/programmes, care aims and objectives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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